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Articles for Durga Pujas

Bonedi bari pujas; the ones who reined in the celebration of Durga for Kolkata people
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonedi bari pujas; the ones who reined in the celebration of Durga for Kolkata people

The Hindu  

Kolkata Bonedi bari pujas or the Durga Pujas performed at the yesteryear aristocratic households of Kolkata are some of the oldest puja celebrations in the city. The pujas happen in the same courtyard where the deed to lease Kalikata, Sutanuti, and Gobindapur to the East India Company was signed from where the British era started in India.” The tale of …

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A season of Puja politics begins in West Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

A season of Puja politics begins in West Bengal

The Hindu  

With Mahalaya being observed across West Bengal on Saturday, the Durga Puja festival in the State has begun and the next few days will not only mark the onset of festivities but also subtle politics centred around the cultural extravaganza. From honorarium to community Durga Puja pandals, to the themes around the Puja, bonus to contractual employees, the literature sold …

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The problematic Durga Puja push
2 years, 3 months ago

The problematic Durga Puja push

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent decision to increase the honorarium to puja committees organising community Durga Pujas has once again triggered a debate on the relationship between state and religion. Since 2018, when the Trinamool Congress government started giving ₹10,000 to each community Durga Puja club, the honorarium has increased to ₹60,000. For the last 11 years, Ms. …

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Mamata hikes honorarium to community Durga Puja committees to ₹60,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Mamata hikes honorarium to community Durga Puja committees to ₹60,000

The Hindu  

Describing the Durga Puja festival this year as “special”, as the festival comes after it has been recognised by UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hiked the honorarium for community Durga Pujas. Addressing representatives of community Puja organisers in Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee said that honorarium to clubs which organise community Durga Puja …

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CM to inaugurate Durga Pujas virtually from October 15 to 17
4 years, 2 months ago

CM to inaugurate Durga Pujas virtually from October 15 to 17

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Durga Puja festival, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to exercise extreme caution for COVID-19 as she reiterated that community spread of the infection had begun in the State. The Chief Minister asked the puja committees not to allow people without masks inside the pandals, stay away from organising cultural programmes and take …

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